Combining form of 木 (き, ki): tree; wood

a tree / Short for 木曜日 (mokuyōbi): Thursday / wood grain

(derogatory) wooden, as of a person's character or behavior / (derogatory) wooden, as of a person's mental abilities: blockheaded, stupid, dimwitted

tree / wood

Synonym of 梅の花 (ume no hana, “plum blossoms”) / Synonym of 菊の花 (kiku no hana, “chrysanthemum flowers”) / Synonym of 桜の花 (sakura no hana, “cherry blossoms”) / (colloquial) an imperial prince

flower / beauty / red-light district

flower / red-light district

(idiomatic) to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)

a male given name

a male given name